The Index, Skyscraper in Dubai International Financial Centre, United Arab Emirates
The Index is a skyscraper in Dubai International Financial Centre with 80 floors rising to 328 meters. It features concrete structural elements on its eastern and western sides that shield the interior from direct sunlight.
Foster and Partners designed The Index, whose construction began in 2005; the tower reached its final height in early 2009 and was completed in early 2010. In June 2011 the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat named it Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa. By December 2015 Emirates REIT, the UAE's first real estate investment trust, owned the full retail space, two-thirds of the office floors and 1,404 parking spaces.
The name refers to the tower's site in the Dubai Financial Center. A double-height sky lobby separates offices from apartments and holds shared recreational facilities, including a swimming pool and a gym, used by residents and office tenants.
The building has 27 elevators and parking facilities, making it easy for visitors and workers to access different levels. A cooling system keeps internal spaces comfortable even when desert heat outside is extreme.
The building uses an east-west orientation to minimize heat gain in the desert setting. Large sun shades cover the southern facade, working together with the structural design to reduce natural heat sources entering the interior.
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